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What To Do When You Don’t Know What To Do.

When working with clients, I am often asked to help them to work out what to do, or what their next step should be. In our world, we are constantly being conditioned to “do more”, such that when we...

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‘The Dark Side Of Our Personality’– How Our Patterns Get In The Way.

Given the name of this blog, you might be thinking of Darth Vader and the Star Wars series. Such is the extent to which we can be conditioned and anchored to to think about things in particular ways,...

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Life Is Not Stressful. We Are.

I realise this is a pretty bold statement, and likely to stir up quite a bit of resistance in many of you. So I write this from a very personal perspective, to avoid potentially belittling other...

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The Real Source Of Our Pain, And How To Be Free From It.

I am often asked what is different about transformation coaching versus traditional coaching models. So, a few weeks ago I placed a note on my Facebook page asking my friends if there were any issues...

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Freedom, Parenting and Weight-loss…

Introduction: The following article was conceived as a stream of consciousness and contains quite a mix of information, some of which may not be immediately easy to grasp. I offer it as a gift, but am...

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The Pool Of Life

Yesterday I was working with my teacher at his home talking about a wide range of things when his wife mentioned playfully about the ongoing struggle to keep the pool clean from the pine-needles...

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The Most Provocative Question I Have Ever Been Asked…

Some years ago, my coach asked me a pretty provocative question – “Would you coach Hitler”? At the time he asked me this question, I used to believe that I couldn’t, and I even wrote an article about...

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Vulnerability – A Strength In Business And In Life

Today I was talking with one of my clients who was moving to a new office. Despite the fact that business had been slow and he was having to make cost savings, he was actually doing great. After...

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The Real Problem In Our Relationships

Recently, I was speaking with a friend who had been struggling with certain aspects of her husband’s behaviour. She was in a whirlwind of emotion when she started to explain to me that, whilst she...

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How To Set Goals Properly

I was having a conversation with a client of mine recently who is in the process of building his company. It has been doing very well, and like every growing company, he is now taking on new employees...

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How To Forgive And Make Better Decisions…

“As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn’t leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I’d still be in prison.” ― Nelson Mandela One of my clients raised the...

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How To Stop Beating Yourself Up And Be More Productive.

I was having a great conversation with a client this morning about the nature of pressure and whether or not it helps us to perform better. For me, this is a great question and one that deserves some...

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The Difference Between Criticism And Feedback That Really Serves

In life and in business, we all find ourselves sharing feedback with others. In this blog, I would like to share some examples that show you the important key to giving feedback, that is not only much...

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Love – Our Natural State

“Hello You” – my wife, Linda, whispered to me as we gazed into one another’s eyes. In that moment she had ‘seen’ me, and we were both embracing a feeling of love and unity, with nothing particular on...

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The Real Reason Your Goals Might Be Eluding You…

Allow me to introduce you to my cat, Pebbles. My daughter, Leila, loves Pebbles. Whenever she sees Pebbles she is desperate to pet her. So desperate in fact, that she chases Pebbles around the living...

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Engaging Our Natural Creative Flow

“The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is it’s faithful servant.  We have created a society that honours the servant and has forgotten the gift.” (Albert Einstein) I was asked this...

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The Only Thing You Need To See To Transform Your Life, Relationships and Work

I often speak in my articles of the importance of being grounded. But what does this really mean and why is it so important? This week, my website went into meltdown. I added a page to it, a normally...

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Motivation Is An Illusion

 ’I have spent many days stringing and unstringing my instrument while the song I came to sing remains unsung.’ (Rabindranath Tagore) What do we need to do to be more motivated? Nothing. Motivation is...

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New Years Resolutions and Toxic Goals

It’s New Year’s Eve – the time of year when everyone is asking what your New Years resolutions are. Are your resolutions toxic? Toxic because they are based on thoughts that you are not whole as you...

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The One Thing That Stops Us From Experiencing Our Potential

Going through my library of old video clips this week, I came across this one from Dead Poet’s Society: I have always loved this clip, but found new meaning in it watching it again, as it points to the...

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